Dutch manufacturing industry declined less than the EU average in 2020
The value added of the Dutch manufacturing industry contracted by 2.6 percent in 2020. The decline was less substantial than in many...
Brazil: Industrial activity drops in May but is above pre-pandemic level
The Brazilian industrial activity shrank in May, with a drop in hours worked and in the use of installed capacity, informed the...
Brazilian exports face an average import tariff of 4.6%
The study "Tariff barriers faced by Brazilian exports: an international comparison", by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), shows that Brazilian exports...
Brazil: CNI increases economic growth forecast to 4.9% this year
The Brazilian economy should register a growth of 4.9% this year, compared to 2020. The forecast for the expansion of the Gross...
Brazil: Trade balance has the best balance in history in the...
Benefited by the rise in commodity prices, the Brazilian trade balance registered the best balance in history for the first semester, since...
Netherlands: Retail turnover almost 10 percent up in May
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports for May 2021 that the Dutch retail sector recorded 9.7 percent year-on-year turnover growth. The volume of sales...
Brazil: CNI creates channel to help companies export and import
To help micro, small and medium-sized companies (MSMEs) to export and import more easily, the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the...
Netherlands: Seaport throughput down by over 8 percent in 2020
In 2020, the total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo shipments to and from Dutch seaports declined to nearly 558 million tonnes....
Brazil: Income Tax reform proposal provides for a 20% rate on...
The profits and dividends distributed by companies will be taxed at 20% at source in the Income Tax of Individuals (IRPF). Today,...
Netherlands: Economic outlook positive
In June 2021, the economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become positive again. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that...























